Peter E. Greulich's Political Articles |
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Published June 9, 2021
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Updated November 29, 2021
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Definition of Witticism: A cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark. Synonyms within the context of this page include: wise crack, one-liner, maxim, saying, proverb or adage.
Read Mark Twain aka Samuel Langhorne Clemens. |
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I am classified as a Vietnam-era vet. Intellectually, I know I served during this time. I volunteered. I could have ended up there, but I hold in the deepest respect those who were on the front lines.
They are the true veterans of the Vietnam era. |
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For more than two hundred years, men and women have known that this was an imperfect country, but they have sacrificed to preserve it anyway. One President, knowing full well how imperfect his country was, gave his life for it.
This is why I stand for the national anthem. |
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The United States of America is in a soul-searching predicament. Our debate over building a physical barrier along our southern border is exposing a long-term, inward-looking, identity crisis.
Is the Statue of Liberty facing the right direction? |
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"I happened to be in Washington. General Grant was sitting in the lobby. An aide rushed in and whispered something to him. The General–obviously agitated–ran out, jumped on his horse, and galloped away!"
A great general stands for honor and integrity. |
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During Covid, I traveled from Texas to Washington State and returned. It wasn’t because I wanted to. It was because, as a human being, I had to. Thankfully, unlike China, the United States of America gave me a choice.
It was good to see it is still the country I grew up in! |
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Normally my book reviews are with all my bibliographical information. But after reading all the recent negative discourse on Woodrow Wilson recently, I decided to let the man speak for himself.
An amazing book written by a wonderful man. |
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This author believes that a majority of American history can be viewed as the struggle between what Teddy Roosevelt labels as “absolute socialism” and “absolute individualism.” As Americans we pride ourselves on finding the middle ground between two extremes.
Do we need to find the balance again? |
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How can you and I be sure that "Un-American" should not at times be applied to us—that we ourselves are really thinking in the American way, living in the American way, actually being American in our personal lives?
Do we need to find the balance here too? |
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“The truth seems to lie midway between these two extremes. ”
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